London v. New York
By BankersBall on Sep 7, 2006 in Lifestyle, London, NYC
What do we have that they don’t have over there? Apparently, nothing.
The Sun’s handy chart highlights the similarities: smoking bans (imminent for London), terrorist attacks, ~ 8MM in population, and bridges, too.
The two datapoints on money, though, say it all. Cost of yellow cab to JFK: $45; cost of black cab to Heathrow: $72. Cost of train to JFK/Heathrow: $7 vs. $26. Granted, only the brave take the 1 1/2+ ride out to JFK, so a better comparable is NJ Transit to EWR, which I believe costs ~ $15 or so.
This study puts London at a 110 compared to New York benchmarked at 100, though I’ve always felt it is much more expensive. San Francisco at 85 sounds about right.
On Oct 7, 2006, Arbiter360 said:
Los Angeles in 29th Place?? I guess the all that low-cost Illegal Alien labor must really be helping the bottom line huh?
Who the hell needs elementary schools and emergency rooms anyhow?
As long as the lawn gets mowed for $10.00